Autumn – Fort Collins Nursery

Best Plants for Autumn Color

Season: Autumn

By Alex Tisthammer With all the glorious summertime flowers clamoring for attention, it’s easy to forget about fall color when you’re choosing plants for your space. But as the weather […]

Common Houseplant Problems

Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

by Laurel Thompson Plant parenting isn’t always easy. Despite our best efforts, leaves sometimes dry up, turn yellow, or fall right off, and it takes some investigating to figure out […]

Indoor Plants for Dark Spaces

Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

by Laurel Aiello Shopping for houseplants can be discouraging if all you have are low-light spots for them to live in. Most houseplants are accustomed to sunny, tropical locations rather […]

Caring for Holiday Houseplants

Season: Autumn

by Laurel Aiello With shorter days and chilly weather settling in, the holidays are a perfect excuse to bring life and color into the home. Decorating with pine boughs, wreaths, […]

Dividing Perennials

Season: Autumn, Spring

By Alex Tisthammer In order to keep your landscape healthy, attractive, and blooming, it is important to divide certain perennials. The plants we get asked about the most are daylilies, […]

Tips for Happy Houseplants

Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

By Laurel Aiello Houseplants have become more popular over the last few years, and it’s no surprise why: they add life and color to the home while improving the health […]

A Year of Garden To-Dos

Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

By Alex Tisthammer There is a common misconception that gardeners take the winter off. However, there is plenty you can do throughout the year to keep your yard happy, healthy […]

What to do about Water Restrictions

Recently, City Manager Darin Atteberry signed a declaration and order for “mandatory action level IV water restrictions on lawn watering and other outdoor water uses in order to avoid a […]

Protect Your Garden From Frost & Cold

Season: Autumn, Spring

Even the hardiest of vegetables and flowers need protection from frost and freezing temperatures. In Northern Colorado, the average last frost occurs in mid-May, and in Southern Wyoming it can […]

Fall Planting

Season: Autumn

We generally think of spring – a time of new growth and life – as the time to plant everything including trees & shrubs. However, cooler temperatures make fall an […]